CANVEY ISLAND 5 LOWESTOFT TOWN 1 By David Powell

CANVEY ISLAND cruised into the 2nd Qualifying round of the FA Cup with an impressive 5-1 victory over Isthmian League North side Lowestoft Town at the Moviestarr Stadium. Both sides created chances in the first two minutes. Rob Girdlestone’s header came off of the crossbar for Canvey, and Sam Jackson saved a low shot from Lowestoft’s Owen Murphy. Gulls took the lead on 31 minutes and never looked back. Evans Kouassi picked up the ball on the left byline and dribbled past one defender and then another. He drove the bal...